Good Morning!
Just a quick update on the farm's activities. A few weeks ago, Lewis had the brilliant idea of setting up a self-serve produce stand to allow customers to pick up their corn, veggies, etc even at times when the Farm Market is not open. As many of you know--the Farm Market is only open Thursday through Saturday 10 am to 4 pm in the summer. And many of you simply can't get there during those times. But grumble no longer, because as of Saturday we've set up our tent, put out some tables and now offer you a nice selection of summer produce every day!
Stop by and pick up some zucchini, cucumbers, eggplant, cabbage or beets. Most days we will also have fresh-picked sweet corn too! Yummy! Simply pick up your farm-fresh produce, bag it up, write down your purchases in the notebook provided, and leave your money in the box (small change will be available, but please bring exact amounts whenever possible!!!). Check back here for news on the latest veggie and fruit offerings at the self-serve stand.
We look forward to continuing to serve you, our neighbors, in the most creative ways possible. So stop by and get yourself some self-serve veggies!
For life, health and crunchy cukes we remain,
Your Farmers @ Miller's Orchards
Monday, July 26, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Fresh, the movie
Good morning and good appetite to you!
First, a friendly reminder from your Farmers at Miller's that tonight we will be co-hosting a showing of Fresh, the movie, at the Waverly Community Center at 6:30 p.m. A few farmers, including yours truly, will be there to briefly introduce their operations, and there will be yummy snacks! The movie is just over an hour long--so it's the perfect summer evening event! We hope to see you there!
In other news... We've been having fun this summer getting our products out to you in the Scranton area. The last two Saturdays we've set up our tables at Connors Park on Orchard St in South Side. There is a farmers market there every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. sponsored by the United Neighborhood Centers in South Side. Their goal is to provide both access to fresh local foods/products as well as to give the rapidly changing South Side community a gathering place at which they can form and strengthen a community identity. Noble causes, both. We're excited to see how this market develops and will keep you posted about our involvement each week. (Oh--and you may be interested to note that this particular market has captured the interest--and airtime--of local talk-show host, Steve Corbett!)
In addition, we've partnered with the Steamtown Mall to shake things up a bit in Center City Scranton. On Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. you can find me (and sometimes Lew) in center court at the Steamtown Mall's first-ever farmers market! We'll have fresh produce, homemade baked goods and jams & jellies for sale, and, as always, a friendly smile and some farm-fresh corny humor to brighten your day. Stop by and see us each Thursday for a chance to see what we've got this year!
A few more exciting developments... This year's hot weather has been a boon to several of our crops. Lew tells me that our winter squash crop (acorn, butternut, etc) is coming on nicely and there are some fine-looking squash getting ready for your table in the very near future. Our blueberries have been producing a nice consistent crop this year; they've been helped by our ever-growing ability to irrigate on the farm. The latest group of hogs just made the journey to the butcher yesterday, and we're anticipating some mouth-watering fresh pork on the menu soon. And I've been happy to see our next batch of broilers filling out in time for the next dressing date on July 31st. Order now to pick up your fresh chicken!
That's all the news that's fit to disseminate for now. More later, kind folks! In one of our upcoming blog posts I'll be explaining and analyzing one of the newer movements in sustainable farming: the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.
Until then, good food to you!
delana (for your Farmers @ Miller's)
First, a friendly reminder from your Farmers at Miller's that tonight we will be co-hosting a showing of Fresh, the movie, at the Waverly Community Center at 6:30 p.m. A few farmers, including yours truly, will be there to briefly introduce their operations, and there will be yummy snacks! The movie is just over an hour long--so it's the perfect summer evening event! We hope to see you there!
In other news... We've been having fun this summer getting our products out to you in the Scranton area. The last two Saturdays we've set up our tables at Connors Park on Orchard St in South Side. There is a farmers market there every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. sponsored by the United Neighborhood Centers in South Side. Their goal is to provide both access to fresh local foods/products as well as to give the rapidly changing South Side community a gathering place at which they can form and strengthen a community identity. Noble causes, both. We're excited to see how this market develops and will keep you posted about our involvement each week. (Oh--and you may be interested to note that this particular market has captured the interest--and airtime--of local talk-show host, Steve Corbett!)
In addition, we've partnered with the Steamtown Mall to shake things up a bit in Center City Scranton. On Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. you can find me (and sometimes Lew) in center court at the Steamtown Mall's first-ever farmers market! We'll have fresh produce, homemade baked goods and jams & jellies for sale, and, as always, a friendly smile and some farm-fresh corny humor to brighten your day. Stop by and see us each Thursday for a chance to see what we've got this year!
A few more exciting developments... This year's hot weather has been a boon to several of our crops. Lew tells me that our winter squash crop (acorn, butternut, etc) is coming on nicely and there are some fine-looking squash getting ready for your table in the very near future. Our blueberries have been producing a nice consistent crop this year; they've been helped by our ever-growing ability to irrigate on the farm. The latest group of hogs just made the journey to the butcher yesterday, and we're anticipating some mouth-watering fresh pork on the menu soon. And I've been happy to see our next batch of broilers filling out in time for the next dressing date on July 31st. Order now to pick up your fresh chicken!
That's all the news that's fit to disseminate for now. More later, kind folks! In one of our upcoming blog posts I'll be explaining and analyzing one of the newer movements in sustainable farming: the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.
Until then, good food to you!
delana (for your Farmers @ Miller's)
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Visit us @ Steamtown Mall TODAY!
Morning one and all!
The Farmers @ Miller's Orchards are waking up happy and excited this morning. Why, you ask? Well, for one, yesterday's soaking rain was a blessing on our dry crops. And for two, we're headed to Steamtown Mall today to host the mall's first fresh produce stand. We'll be right in center court today, and every Thursday through August from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
[See today's Scranton Times for a blurb on the new Steamtown Mall produce stand.
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/mall-at-steamtown-to-host-weekly-fresh-produce-stand-1.890373]
Today I'll have fresh sweet corn, cucumbers, beans, and blueberries--straight from the farm to your neighborhood mall. We'll also have fresh homemade pies, cookies, zucchini brownies, breads and a host of jams, jellies, relishes and PURE HONEY!
We're excited to be able to bring some of the best produce and farm products from Northeast PA to you at a new and unusual location. Not to mention, it's yet another place you can learn about our nutrient-dense agricultural methods. You can also place orders for Pastured Pork, Pastured Poultry or some of our farm-fresh Pastured Eggs.
Stop by and say HI!
Looking forward to seeing you downtown,
Delana (for your Miller's Farmers)
The Farmers @ Miller's Orchards are waking up happy and excited this morning. Why, you ask? Well, for one, yesterday's soaking rain was a blessing on our dry crops. And for two, we're headed to Steamtown Mall today to host the mall's first fresh produce stand. We'll be right in center court today, and every Thursday through August from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
[See today's Scranton Times for a blurb on the new Steamtown Mall produce stand.
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/mall-at-steamtown-to-host-weekly-fresh-produce-stand-1.890373]
Today I'll have fresh sweet corn, cucumbers, beans, and blueberries--straight from the farm to your neighborhood mall. We'll also have fresh homemade pies, cookies, zucchini brownies, breads and a host of jams, jellies, relishes and PURE HONEY!
We're excited to be able to bring some of the best produce and farm products from Northeast PA to you at a new and unusual location. Not to mention, it's yet another place you can learn about our nutrient-dense agricultural methods. You can also place orders for Pastured Pork, Pastured Poultry or some of our farm-fresh Pastured Eggs.
Stop by and say HI!
Looking forward to seeing you downtown,
Delana (for your Miller's Farmers)
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Fresh, the movie
Step right up, folks, there's a movie coming to a community center near you! On July 20th, Miller's Orchards and several other local farms and businesses will be hosting a showing of the movie, Fresh, at the Waverly Community Center at 6:30 pm. We're excited to be able to share this event with you, as we have all thoroughly enjoyed the movie ourselves. Fresh celebrates farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing (and in some cases re-discovering) the nation's food system.
Come one, come all to this entertainingly educational evening. Light refreshments will be served.
Until the next tasty post,
Delana (from Your Farmers @ Miller's Orchards)
Come one, come all to this entertainingly educational evening. Light refreshments will be served.
Until the next tasty post,
Delana (from Your Farmers @ Miller's Orchards)
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Hot & Hazy
If you live in Northeast PA, or if you live in anywhere in the American Northeast, you've been lazing through the Heatwave of 2010 the last few days! At Miller's we've been finding creative ways to stay cool. Little Lena Mae, the current farm mascot of sorts, has been thoroughly enjoying her baby pool as well as the wet end of Momma's garden hose; she doesn't seem to mind wandering around in a soaking sundress one bit! Lew and Walter Jr are both staunch advocates of denim-like work pants ("dungarees" as Grandma would say)--and no 100-degree weather is going to change their minds! I have noticed that they've been finding ways to do their work in the shade as often as possible, however. Robin, as fearless as ever (and injured to boot--more on that later), is meeting the heat head-on. She's spent the better part of the last 5 days planting mums in the greenhouse. This is why she's my hero! And I? Well, I've spent a good amount of time learning HTML so that Millers can get an updated web presence; so while I haven't experienced a whole lot of air-conditioning, I've spent most of the last few days in the shade. But I paid my dues this morning carting mums for Robin and shovelling wood chips. Who said farm life was boring?
In other news, the farm has been buzzing with several changes... We've made arrangements to thin our hog herd a bit and will be packing off a few of our little guys to a new home tomorrow morning. (Hint, hint: If you haven't ordered your pastured pork for 2010, email us at yourfarmers@millersorchard.com to reserve today!) We've moved most of the remaining hog herd and most of the Broiler chickens into orchard pasture. We consider that a two-fer: the chickens and hogs get to lounge in the shade of the apple trees in between meals and the orchards get the benefit of the hog/chicken fertilizer! This hot dry weather has been tough--but our boys and girls in the pastures are doing well. Their wild critter friends, however, are struggling more; our Broilers have certainly fended off their fare share of hot & hungry predator attacks this last week. A few Broilers have given their too-short lives in the struggle, but we've got our Millers Orchards fingers crossed that the danger is now passed. On a happier note, the blueberries are coming on nicely despite the jungle-like conditions, and Amber, Lew (and sometimes Lena) have been spending the after-dinner hours harvesting the crop.
Speaking of injuries, let me just take a moment to update the Disabled List for the week. A few weeks ago Grandpa found himself between a tractor tire and the ground and wound up with a broken ankle, an injured knee and a few months of some heavy physical therapy. But never fear, Grandpa's spirit has not been injured despite his swollen leg and "light-duty" job description. We've missed his indomitable presence in the day-to-day farm operations, but we expect him back soon! Not to be left behind, Robin has been sporting a splint and various bandages up and down her left arm after a skid-steer mishap on Independence Day. The orthopedic says the damage is limited to several non-fracture hand injuries and a broken finger, and Robin has been happily planting her mums, hand-splint and all!
So you've been reading the blog, but maybe we've never met in person. Well--we'd like to change that soon! Your Farmers at Millers Orchards are coming to a farm market near you VERY soon! Starting this Saturday, July 10th--we'll have a table at the Elm St Farmers Market (at Connors park, which is on the 500 block of Orchard St. between Pittston and Prospect.) For all your South-siders and anyone else, stop by and say hi starting this Saturday between 10 am and 2 pm. We'll have blueberries, pies, eggs and maybe even chicken (still working out the refrigeration details). Starting mid-July, we expect to be popping up in at least one more Scranton location with farm-fresh goodies. Stay tuned for more details.
Until the next time, we wish you good food, good health and cool nights!
Delana (for your Your Farmers @ Miller's Orchards)
In other news, the farm has been buzzing with several changes... We've made arrangements to thin our hog herd a bit and will be packing off a few of our little guys to a new home tomorrow morning. (Hint, hint: If you haven't ordered your pastured pork for 2010, email us at yourfarmers@millersorchard.com to reserve today!) We've moved most of the remaining hog herd and most of the Broiler chickens into orchard pasture. We consider that a two-fer: the chickens and hogs get to lounge in the shade of the apple trees in between meals and the orchards get the benefit of the hog/chicken fertilizer! This hot dry weather has been tough--but our boys and girls in the pastures are doing well. Their wild critter friends, however, are struggling more; our Broilers have certainly fended off their fare share of hot & hungry predator attacks this last week. A few Broilers have given their too-short lives in the struggle, but we've got our Millers Orchards fingers crossed that the danger is now passed. On a happier note, the blueberries are coming on nicely despite the jungle-like conditions, and Amber, Lew (and sometimes Lena) have been spending the after-dinner hours harvesting the crop.
Speaking of injuries, let me just take a moment to update the Disabled List for the week. A few weeks ago Grandpa found himself between a tractor tire and the ground and wound up with a broken ankle, an injured knee and a few months of some heavy physical therapy. But never fear, Grandpa's spirit has not been injured despite his swollen leg and "light-duty" job description. We've missed his indomitable presence in the day-to-day farm operations, but we expect him back soon! Not to be left behind, Robin has been sporting a splint and various bandages up and down her left arm after a skid-steer mishap on Independence Day. The orthopedic says the damage is limited to several non-fracture hand injuries and a broken finger, and Robin has been happily planting her mums, hand-splint and all!
So you've been reading the blog, but maybe we've never met in person. Well--we'd like to change that soon! Your Farmers at Millers Orchards are coming to a farm market near you VERY soon! Starting this Saturday, July 10th--we'll have a table at the Elm St Farmers Market (at Connors park, which is on the 500 block of Orchard St. between Pittston and Prospect.) For all your South-siders and anyone else, stop by and say hi starting this Saturday between 10 am and 2 pm. We'll have blueberries, pies, eggs and maybe even chicken (still working out the refrigeration details). Starting mid-July, we expect to be popping up in at least one more Scranton location with farm-fresh goodies. Stay tuned for more details.
Until the next time, we wish you good food, good health and cool nights!
Delana (for your Your Farmers @ Miller's Orchards)
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